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- Relativity Space wins $8.7 million U.S. Air Force contract for additive manufacturing research SpaceNews · 14 Apr 2024 AFRL said "this effort with Relativity Space is in response to a congressional demand signal."
- Astroscale’s ADRAS-J mission enters next phase SpaceNews · 12 Apr 2024 Astroscale is moving into the next phase of an inspection missions as its spacecraft approaches a derelict upper stage in low Earth orbit.
- US government could help fund Intelsat’s MEO plans SpaceNews · 12 Apr 2024 Intelsat is in talks with the U.S. government to help fund 17 medium Earth orbit satellites to expand the operator’s multi-orbit broadband network.
- NASA Invites Media to Mars Sample Return Update NASA · 12 Apr 2024 Mars Sample Return has been a major long-term goal of international planetary exploration for the past two decades.
- Sierra Space CEO Signals Dream Chaser Delays Space Scout · 12 Apr 2024 It seems that Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser spaceplane, Tenacity, may be waiting a bit longer to fly. Sierra Space CEO Tom Vice recently appeared on CNBC’s Manifest Space podcast, hosted by Morgan Brennan, to discuss recen...
- Space Force challenged by budget stagnation SpaceNews · 12 Apr 2024 In the upcoming budget cycles the Space Force needs to align its words with its actions and follow through on making tough choices
- Space Force Commercial Space Strategy Useful, But “Not a Panacea” SpacePolicyOnline.com · 12 Apr 2024 The U.S. Space Force released its Commercial Space Strategy this week, but the Chief of Space Operations cautioned it is “not a panacea.” It sets out priorities and shows how
- Office of Space Commerce selects locations for TraCSS operations centers SpaceNews · 12 Apr 2024 The Office of Space Commerce will set up operations centers in Colorado and Maryland for its civil space traffic coordination system.
- ESA astronaut class of 2022 graduation ceremony ESA · 12 Apr 2024 As they reach the end of one year of rigorous basic astronaut training, ESA astronaut candidates Sophie Adenot, Rosemary Coogan, Pablo Álvarez Fernández, Raphaël Liégeois, Marco Sieber and Australian Space Agency astrona...
- Star Trek vs Star Wars Debate at 39th Space Symposium: Who Won? SpaceNews · 12 Apr 2024 A clash of the fandoms occurred at the Space Symposium, with Team Star Wars claiming a contentious victory over Team Star Trek.
- Lunar I-Hab Gateway Module Mockup Acceptance Review Completed European Spaceflight · 12 Apr 2024 A full-size mockup of the European Space Agency's Lunar I-Hab Gateway space station module has completed its acceptance review. The module's prime contractor, Thales...
- A tour of the International Space Station with Andreas Mogensen ESA · 12 Apr 2024 On the last day of his Huginn mission, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen takes us on a tour of the place he called home for 6 months: the International Space Station. From the beautiful views of Cupola to the kitchen in Nod...
- China’s Queqiao-2 relay satellite ready to support lunar far side sample mission SpaceNews · 12 Apr 2024 The Queqiao-2 satellite has completed function and performance tests in lunar orbit, clearing China to launch its upcoming lunar far side sample return mission.
- Rocket Report: Delta IV’s grand finale; Angara flies another dummy payload Ars Technica · 12 Apr 2024 “We heard loud and clear from customers they wanted these services."
- Congress Applauds U.S.-Japan Artemis Cooperation SpacePolicyOnline.com · 12 Apr 2024 Congress gave Japanese Prime Minister Kishida a standing ovation today when he spoke about plans for a Japanese astronaut to land on the Moon as part of the U.S.-led Artemis
- LeoLabs zeroes in on anomalies in satellite operations SpaceNews · 12 Apr 2024 A LeoLabs visualization tool shown at the 39th Space Symposium tracks maneuvers performed by satellites that change their orbits frequently and those that don't.
- Russia Launches Angara 5 from Vostochny For First Time SpacePolicyOnline.com · 12 Apr 2024 Russia successfully launched its relatively new Angara 5 rocket from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Siberia today. Development of the Angara series of rockets and the Vostochny launch site have suffered
- Muon Space banks on Space as a Service SpaceNews · 11 Apr 2024 While constructing its own climate-monitoring constellation, Silicon startup Muon Space was won contracts worth more than $60 million to design, build and operate 10 remote-sensing satellites for customers.
- JPL chief Laurie Leshin on science, Mars and budget infighting SpaceNews · 11 Apr 2024 Laurie Leshin spoke with SpaceNews about JPL’s path forward and steps to retain and bolster the revered laboratory’s capabilities.
- Space investors question the merits of vertical integration SpaceNews · 11 Apr 2024 The benefits of buying space companies to pursue vertical integration are becoming less apparent in the current economic climate.
- Blue Origin set to fly its next crewed mission Teslarati · 11 Apr 2024 Blue Origin is preparing its next crewed mission this month, its first with a crew in a year and a half. This...
- Vast to use Starlink for space station broadband communications SpaceNews · 11 Apr 2024 Commercial space station developer Vast will use SpaceX’s Starlink constellation to provide broadband connectivity for its Haven-1 station launching next year.
- Banding together for direct-to-smartphone satellite services SpaceNews · 11 Apr 2024 Viasat is considering investing in spacecraft with other Mobile Satellite Service operators as the promise of direct-to-smartphone technology drives unprecedented cooperation among historically isolated networks.
- NOAA’s Next-Gen Constellation Moves Forward Space Scout · 11 Apr 2024 As NOAA looks to the future of its weather satellite programs in the 2030s and beyond, it is making radical changes to its Low-Earth orbit (LEO) architecture in the face of emerging trends and capabilities. All current a...
- ‘Innovation theater’ fills gap between words and action SpaceNews · 11 Apr 2024 National security space leaders talk the talk on embracing commercial innovation, but are they walking the walk?
- SpaceX launches U.S. military weather monitoring satellite SpaceNews · 11 Apr 2024 The USSF-62 mission sent to orbit the Weather System Follow-on Microwave (WSF-M) satellite
- Outer space needs a high-level political summit SpaceNews · 11 Apr 2024 To promote fair, peaceful, and sustainable management of space, the world needs a high-level, global, political Space Summit.
- Rocket Lab, True Anomaly selected for Space Force ‘tactically responsive’ mission SpaceNews · 11 Apr 2024 Victus Haze is a space mission intended to test and refine the military's capabilities for rapidly deploying satellites
- Media Get Close-Up of NASA’s Jupiter-Bound Europa Clipper Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 11 Apr 2024 Excitement is mounting as the largest spacecraft NASA has ever built for a planetary mission gets readied for an October launch.
- Japanese astronauts to land on moon as part of new NASA partnership SpaceNews · 11 Apr 2024 Japan will become the first nation after the United States to land an astronaut on the moon as part of the Artemis lunar exploration campaign under an agreement between the two countries announced April 10.
- Simulating tumbling reaction wheel reentry ESA · 11 Apr 2024 A reaction wheel – one of the heaviest parts of a space mission, its changing rotation used to shift a satellite’s orientation – seen in a plasma wind tunnel belonging to the High Enthalpy Flow Diagnostics Group (HEFDiG)...
- The digital revolution is finally coming to America’s space launch ranges SpaceNews · 11 Apr 2024 Space Force to overhaul IT systems at Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg
- Space Surveillance Company Vyoma Secures Є5M in New Funding European Spaceflight · 11 Apr 2024 Munich-based space situational awareness company Vyoma has secured an additional €5 million in funding from a fund backed by the European Investment Fund (EIF). Vyoma...
- Rocket Lab prepares for next launch, moves closer to Electron reusability Teslarati · 10 Apr 2024 Rocket Lab is readying for its next launch no earlier than April 24th from Launch Complex 1 on the Mahia Peninsula in...
- SDA tests communications network with Norway SpaceNews · 10 Apr 2024 COLORADO SPRINGS – The Space Development Agency is working closely with Norway to test the communications network underpinning its constellation. SDA is installing a radio-frequency antenna in northern Norway and
- Kepler partners up for ESA’s optical data relay constellation SpaceNews · 10 Apr 2024 Kepler Communications, a Canadian small satellite operator, is teaming up with Europe’s Airbus Defence and Space and its independent laser terminal subsidiary Tesat-Spacecom to develop an optical relay network in low Ear...
- The Delta IV Heavy flies for the final time Teslarati · 10 Apr 2024 The Delta IV Heavy has flown for the final time, successfully launching a top-secret payload to orbit for the National Reconnaissance Office....
- FAA: no current plans to tax commercial space launches SpaceNews · 10 Apr 2024 A Federal Aviation Administration official said April 10 that the Biden administration has no plans for the time being to levy taxes on commercial launches, similar to those on airlines, to address the launch industry’s...
- SpaceX completes another middle-of-the-night Starlink mission Teslarati · 10 Apr 2024 SpaceX launched another batch of 23 Starlink satellites to orbit very early this morning. The launch was originally meant to launch at...
- Pentagon research chief calls for commercial radiation-hardened electronics SpaceNews · 10 Apr 2024 Her remarks underscored the threat of space-based nuclear weapon.